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Merced College Child Development Center · Preschool, Merced

3600 M Street, Merced, CA 95348 · Merced County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

Merced College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #36 of 36 centers in Merced and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 84%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#36 of 36 centers in Merced
2Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 19, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 2, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 25, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 28, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 8, 2024 · Inspection · no citationApr 5, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 16, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 1, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Caregiver conduct1
Food & feeding1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 15, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
staff interviews that indicated that child #1 was left in the outdoor play area unsupervised for approximately 5 minutes. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care. 8 Facility will conduct further training with staff regarding active supervision and the facility will write a plan on how they will ensure all children are accounted for at all times. Facility will submit training materials and a list of attendees to the Fresno Regional Office by 10/31/2025.
Plan of correction due Nov 3, 2025
Type ASep 25, 2025Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This regulations was not met by: 1 Director will conduct a training for staff on Children's Personal Rights and Hand's Off training regarding how to handle children without restraining. The training will include staff watching the CCLD video Children's Personal Rights in Child Care. Child #1’s personal rights were violated as C1 was restrained at two different times on 08/28/2025. 8 Director will provide a sign in sheet of all staff that attended the training and provide signatures on sign in sheet acknowleding their understanding of the training. Director will submit the sign-in sheet to CCLD Fresno by POC deadline.
Plan of correction due Oct 10, 2025
Type BSep 1, 2021InspectionFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(11)
Director stated she will have the four staff completed the required health screening and submit proof to Community Care Licensing by 10/1/21. LPA observation of four staff files which did not contain a health screening report. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 1, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity120 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 17, 1991
LicenseeMerced Community College District
AdministratorLydia Padron
Phone(209) 384-6245
State facility #240406698

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Common questions

Does Merced College Child Development Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Merced College Child Development Center had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 15, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Merced College Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Merced?

It is #36 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 84% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Merced College Child Development Center last inspected?

May 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Merced College Child Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Merced College Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $730 a month for preschoolers (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Merced College Child Development Center?

The licensee is Merced Community College District, and the administrator listed with the state is Lydia Padron.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 240406698 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.